Parachute



Z. KOZA.

PARACHUTE.

APPLICATION FILED ocnzs. 1919.

1,349,51 3, mama Aug. 10,1920.

3 SHEETS-SHEET I.

2. KOZA.

PARACHUTE.

APPLICATION man 001.23, 1919.

Patented Aug. 10, 1920.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Z. KOZA.

PARACHUTE. AFPu'cmoN FILED 001.23. 1919.

Patented Aug. 10, 1920 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

To all whom it'may'conccm." Y a a Be it known that I, ZUzANA KozA, a Cliil zen of Jugo-Slavia, residing'at'Akron, in-

' the county of Summit and State of 'Ohio;

have invented certain new and useful- Improvements in Parachutes, ofjwhich the followingis a specification.

The primary object of the present invention resides in the provision of a parachute adapted to be carried by a-body harness and worn by a person while u. traveling through the air so that should it'be necestive position to retard the sudden to theground of a person. V I

With the above and'other objects in view, this invention consists in the'novelform, combination and arrangement of parts herein fully described, and shown in the accomdescent panying drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate similar pa'rts'throughout the several "views.

In the drawings,

, Figure '1 is a front elevational-viewof the parachutebody harness in position upon a figure. pp V J p I Fig. 2 is a rear elevational View thereof showing the parachute in folded position,'

Fig. 3 isa rear elevational view with' the parachute partially distended and Fig. 4 isja front elevational view'of'the parachute in its fully open position andcarj ried by thebody harness.

Describing the invention more in detail, there is illustrated a body harness including a waist band 5 connected at its endsas at 6,in front of the wearer, leg straps 7 being carried at opposite sides of the belt 5 and being provided with loops 8 upon the lower ends thereof for positioning upon the feet of the wearer as indicated in Figs. '1 and 2, the leg straps being held in position adjacent the legs of the wearer by cords 8 encircling the legs at points above and below the knee. A crotch strap is connected to the belt at the point 11 in rear of the wearer and ex-o tending forwardly between the legs is re: tained in position by the, cord 12 adjustably connected at its ends to the rings 13 and 14 carried by the front sides of the belt 5. A back strap 15 is connected at its lower end to the belt 5 at the point 11 and carries 'at its upper end a transverselyextending shoul Specification of il te tters Patent;

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b fdfi jtoj hold the shoulder: strap the i! positlon shown in Fig; 3, there: are provided.

end -rings' 17carried by opposite ends 'of I the "shoulder strap 16 and having j connected thereto*shoulderjcords 18 passing over the shoulders as indicatedin-Fig'. 2 andcrossed' atthe fron ide of the body of the wearer i The parachute associated" withdthe body as shown Figs. 1 and 4 'with'the' ends thereof ad ustably connected to rings 19 on thebelto' atopposite sides of the connection 6 with the portions .of the'cord 18 adjacent a wthe chest'of the wearer carrying rings 20; f sary to leave aflying machine, the parachute will be in position on the body whereby the same may be'easily set in its open operaj *parachute'f22 connectedothereto by'cords 23 wh le the parachute sections 21, 22 when in v .11 1oiperat1ve position are carried ,upon thef back "of thejwearer as indicated, in Fig.2;

"the'same being 'retained'fiin position thereon 1 cords' 24 connected to the rings "25 car;-

" ried; the belt 5 st opposite sides ofthe connectionll, the cords 24 being securedto the I i'shoulder. strap 16 at the points 26 and pass-' ing-over thefolded 'parachuteisections 21 and22fas at 24 with the free ends thereof passing over the shoulders and through the I r1ngsj20carr1ed the front crossed cords '18aS Sl1OWI1 1n Fig. 1, withtheends'ofthe 'cords '2a looselytwisted as at 27 for detach-' I f ably reta n ng the parachute in position. 7 The parachute: section '2l" is .connected' to the waistband 5 bya single rear strap" and three front straps the rear strap 28 being of said jcord-is suitably connected to the parachute section 21. The front cords 30,

connected at its lower end ,to the ring. 29" centrally of the belt 5.. while the upper end 30, 31', and 32 aresuitably connected to the 'arachute 21 As shown more clearly in 1g. 4,the cord 35 passes through the eyelets 'atjthe loweredge of the parachute section 21*andfhas onelend'thereof attached to the.

edge ofsaid parachute whilethe depending 7 also to regulate the speed portion thereof extends from the edge of the parachute'adj acent the connected end there- -of,thedepending portion being of a length ,to'be grasped by the wearer of the device to k resist the opening movement thereof,thus to F control the speed of descent of a person and the invention, it is believed the construction and operation thereof will at once be apparcut, it being understood thattlie parachute when in the folded position shown in Fig. 2 assumes a comparatively small space and being of light weight material, does not offer an unnecessary burden to the wearer; The" body harness is securely fastened about the j probable.

body of a person and accidental displacement of any ,of the parts is notconsid'ored henit is desired to unfold the parachute to its operative position as illus- I Jtrated in Fig 4, the cords 2& have the obvious from an. inspection of Fig. 4. Then the parachute is folded, the cord 35 is drawn through the eyelets at theedge thereof, and during, the o ening of the parachute the cord 35 is grac ually released thus controllin the speed of opening movement of the parachute, and the resistance surface ll ofl'ered to the air. It will therefore be seen that the man'nerjof operation of the cord 35 regulates the speed of descent.

While there is herein shown and described what is believed to be the preferable embodiment of the invention, it is nevertheless-to be understood that minor changesrinay be madein the novel form, combination andarrangement of .parts herein fully described andshown in the accompanying drawings,

without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed. I What is claimed asnew is 1. A device ofthe class described comprising a body harness, a parachute therefor,

cords connecting the parachute to the body harness, cords carried by the harness adapted to engage the parachute when in folded position, said body harness including a belt section, leg straps carried thereby, loops carried by the ends of said leg straps, leg encircling cords carried by said straps, a

crotch strap fixed to the belt at the rear ed to engage the parachute when in folded position, said body harness including a belt section, leg straps carried thereby loops carried by the ends of said leg straps, leg encircling cords carried by said straps, a crotch strap fixed to the belt at the rear side thereof and detachably connected to the front of said belt, a back and shoulder strap carried by the belt, cords carried by the shoulder strap adapted to be connected to the belt at the front sidethereof and a pull cord connected to the parachute for controlling the opening movement. thereof.

3. A device of the class described compris ing a body harness, a parachute therefor, cords connecting the parachute to the body harness,;cords carried by the harness adapted to engagethe-parachute when in folded position, said body harness including a belt, leg and foot straps carried thereby, a crotch strap-carried by the belt, a back and :shoulderstrap carried by the belt and'cords connecting the shoulder strap to the belt.

In testimony whereofI (my signature.

,ZUZAN'A .KOZA. 

